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Spanakopita Bites
By XrayKim
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in medium skillet over medium heat
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach. thawed and squeezed dry
- 4 to 6 ounces domestic feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 cup cottage cheese OR ricotta cheese OR cream cheese
- 1 egg
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound phyllo, thawed
- 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick), melted
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Corn Syrup Substitute
By XrayKim
Combine all ingredients in a medium sauce pan
- 2 cups white sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- Dash of salt
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Rice Paper Rolls
By XrayKim
Combine all the ingredients together, taste and adjust accordingly
- Ingredients for rice paper roll:
- rice paper
- – julienned carrot
- – coriander leaves
- – shredded lettuce
- – julienned cucumber
- – cooked shrimps (split in half)
- – handful of cooked rice noodles
- Basic Nước chấm:
- Makes 3/4 cup
- 3-4 tablespoons lime/lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
- Optional additions:
- 1 small garlic clove, finely minced
- 1 or 2 birds eye chilli, finely minced
Lasagna Rollups
By XrayKim
A Pioneer Woman Recipe!
- Sauce:
- 20 whole Lasagna Noodles
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 1-1/2 pound Ground Beef
- 1/2 pounds Italian Sausage
- 28 ounces, weight Canned Diced Tomatoes
- 8 ounces, weight Tomato Paste
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 3 Tablespoons Minced Fresh Parsley
- 3 Tablespoons Minced Fresh Basil
- Filling
- 30 ounces, weight Ricotta Cheese
- 2 whole Eggs
- 3/4 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Parsley, Minced
- 1 Tablespoon Basil, Minced
- 1 pound Mozzarella, Grated
Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls (Spring Rolls)
By XrayKim
Combine the Peanut Dipping Sauce ingredients, starting with 2 tbsp of water
- Peanut Dipping sauce:
- 14 sheets of 22cm/8.5" round rice paper
- 11 small cooked prawns/shrimp (about 12cm/5" in length, unpeeled including the head)
- 50 grams dried vermicelli noodles
- 7 lettuce leaves - use a lettuce with soft leaves, like Oak or Butter Lettuce (see notes)
- 14 mint leaves
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tbsp sweet soy sauce (see notes)
- 2 small garlic cloves (or 1 large), minced
- 1 birds eye chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- Water
Homemade Blueberry Syrup with Honey
By XrayKim
Using a paring knife or vegetable peeler, peel five 1-inch strips of zest from the lemon then juice the lemon reser...
- 4 cups blueberries
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 lemon
Whoopie Pies
By XrayKim
Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4
- For the buttercream:
- 250 g plain flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 200 g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 125 ml vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 180 ml milk
- 120 ml milk
- 2 1/2 tablespoons plain flour
- 110 g unsalted butter
- 100 g caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Homemade Thin Mints
By XrayKim
Set oven to 350F (180C) Cream butter until light and fluffy, then add the powdered sugar and mix until combined
- 1 cup (8 oz, or 2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Dutched dark cocoa powder which worked well)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 16 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate
- 1 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract or oil (Make sure you get peppermint, not spearmint, and make sure you get extract, or oil, not flavoring)
Homemade Sweet Italian Sausage (Mild or Hot)
By XrayKim
1.Place the pork and red wine vinegar in a mixing bowl
- Change Servings
- 3 pounds ground pork
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 1/4 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 3/4 teaspoon ground fennel seed
- 1/4 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
Amazing Dinner Rolls
By XrayKim
Measure out warm water into a liquid measuring cup then stir in yeast and 1/4 tsp sugar, whisk until yeast has diss...
- 1/3 cup warm water, 110 - 115 degrees
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/3 cup + 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 1/3 cups whole milk, warmed to 110 - 115 degrees
- 3/4 cup salted butter, at room temperature, divided
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour